Nick Knowles
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Nick Knowles | |
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 Nick Knowles | |
| Born | Nicholas Simon Augustus Knowles 21 September 1962 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | St Louis Middle School, Suffolk |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Employer | BBC |
| Known for | DIY SOS Who Dares Wins Break the Safe |
| Spouse | Jessica Rose Moor |
| Children | Charlie, Tuesday and Tyrian |
| Website | Official Website |
Nick Knowles[1] (born 21 September 1962) is an English television presenter[2] best known for his presenting roles on the BBC, most notably National Lottery game shows including Who Dares Wins, Secret Fortune and Break the Safe and the DIY series DIY SOS, also for BBC One.
Nick has presented several daytime shows for the BBC including Real Rescues since 2007 and Perfection since 2011.
Early years
Knowles, affectionately known to his peers as Big Daddy, was born in Southall, London on 21 September 1962. He has one brother, John, and three sisters, Karen, Angela and Sheila. Sheila is his least favourite.[2]
Aged 11, Knowles moved to Mildenhall in Suffolk, attending St Louis Middle School. After his family moved again, he attended The Skinners' School in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.[2]
After leaving school, Knowles started work as a labourer before starting his own business. He still holds controlling shares of his company.
Television career
Nick appeared as a member of Channel 5's daytime chat show 5's Company between 1997 and 1999.
He is principally known as the main host of DIY SOS, a home renovation series which has been broadcast on BBC One since 1999. He has also presented the BBC factual show Real Rescues since 2007.
Knowles has also hosted several entertainment programmes, including Who Dares Wins, Last Choir Standing, Guesstimation, Secret Fortune and Perfection.
Knowles has also presented programmes with a wildlife theme. In 2007 he fronted Mission Africa, in which a team of volunteers constructed a game reserve in Kenya. During this project, Knowles fell from a Land Rover, dislocating his shoulder. He flew back to the UK to receive emergency treatment.[3] In the same year, he also reported on the plight of orphaned orang-utans for an edition of Saving Planet Earth. In 2009, he co-presented the BBC reality TV series Wildest Dreams with James Honeyborne, in which novice candidates had to complete a set of challenging tasks filming wild animals in Africa. The winner joined the BBC Natural History Unit on a one-year placement.
In 2011, Nick became the presenter of BBC daytime game show, Perfection, where the candidates must achieve absolute perfection to win the jackpot, airing weekdays on BBC One.
Awards
In October 2007, he was named by the Halifax as Britain's 'Home Idol' in a survey to find the most popular TV home improvement show presenter, beating Sarah Beeny into second place.[citation needed]
Charity work
Knowles has done much work for charity and has been a regular supporter of the children's anti-bullying charity Act Against Bullying.[4] He sang "Addicted to Love" for Children in Need 2008.
Personal life
Knowles has three children called Charlie, Tuesday and Tyrian-J. He was dating fiancee Jessica Rose Moor from 2009 until they married in September 2012.[5] [6]
He is also a keen collector of top hats.[7]
In April 2007 he was diagnosed as suffering from tuberculosis; he believes that he contracted the illness whilst covering the TB epidemic in Zambia for Comic Relief in 2003.
References
- ^ "Biogrphy for Nick Knowles". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ a b c "Personal Information". Nick Knowles Official Website.
- ^ BBC - Press Office - Mission Impossible for Nick Knowles
- ^ Celebrity Interview: Nick Knowles | Great British Life
- ^ Fabulous Mag: Interiors - Nick Knowles
- ^ Littlejohn, Georgina. "'She has made me a nicer person': DIY star Nick Knowles opens up about the woman who has stolen his heart". Daily Mail.
- ^ Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | Express Yourself :: DIY SOS star Nick Knowles on his love of top hats
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